Ye olde word

Have you ever wondered why Bluetooth technology was called Bluetooth? Listen to the podcast to find out why! In this episode we discuss the history of the word Bluetooth.

Sources: 

https://www.bluetooth.com/about-us/bluetooth-origin/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_Bluetooth

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harald-I-king-of-Denmark

What does the gemstone amethyst have to do with drinking and intoxication? Listen to the episode to find out!

Sources:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/amethyst

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/rosetta-stones/the-origin-of-amethysts-may-leave-you-tingly/

https://www.gia.edu/amethyst-history-lore

https://sententiaeantiquae.com/2016/11/12/amethyst-the-sober-stone/

https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/dionysus.php

Here in this episode we cover the history of one of the most versatile words in the English language. Curious to know what O.K. means?  Listen to the episode to find out!

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_proposed_etymologies_of_OK

https://www.history.com/news/the-birth-of-ok-175-years-ago

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/the-hilarious-history-of-ok-okay

https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2017/11/16/ok-is-a-four-letter-word/

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-12503686

Why do the words tock-tick and raff-riff seem weird to hear? Listen to this episode to find out!

Sources: 

https://www.scienceabc.com/social-science/ablaut-reduplication-why-does-saying-flip-flop-feels-more-correct-than-flop-flip.html#:~:text=Most%20people%20do%20not%20realize,that%20you%20are%20doing%20so

https://www.academia.edu/10100970/Extra_grammatical_morphology_English_reduplicatives

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20160908-the-language-rules-we-know-but-dont-know-we-know

https://www.almtranslations.com/news/blogs/why-do-we-say-hip-hop-instead-of-hop-hip/

https://www.ef.com/ca/english-resources/english-grammar/ordering-multiple-adjectives/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduplication

Why is a trailer called a trailer when it is shown before movies? What is a cliff-hanger? Listen to this episode, to have these questions answered.

Sources:

https://priceonomics.com/why-are-movie-trailers-called-trailers/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trailer_(promotion)

http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/hardy/diniejko6.html

In this episode, we go over different theories pertaining to the origin of the infamous rhyme 'Ring a ring o' roses'. Did it really have anything to do with the plague? Listen to find out!

Sources: Wilde, Robert. "Fact or Fiction: Debunking Ring a Ring a Roses." ThoughtCo, Aug. 25, 2020, thoughtco.com/debunking-ring-a-ring-a-roses-1221610.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_a_Ring_o%27_Roses

https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2014/07/ring-around-the-rosie-metafolklore-rhyme-and-reason/

Here we discuss the origin and history of the word 'Kamikaze'. 

Sources:

https://medium.com/history-of-yesterday/the-origins-of-kamikaze-2344148484e8

https://www.ancient.eu/article/1415/the-mongol-invasions-of-japan-1274--1281-ce/

https://www.britannica.com/event/kamikaze-of-1274-and-1281